New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-14
CONSIDERING THE PENSION VETO.
WILL THE PRESIDENT BE SUSTAINED
A CHANGE OF TEN VOTES observation-disclosures
ON THE MESSAGE.

A CHANGE OF TEN VOTES NEoEssARY-CoMMENTS
ON THE MESSAGE
rsY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUyE1N
WASHINGTON Feb. 13-In private conversation many
Democrats freely critlcse the veto Of the Dependent
Pension bill and declare that Congress to Itself to
oyerrue the action OF the President in this One Of
the most prominent DemOcratsin Congress to-day said
taS in the Il
have read 1T carefully since and the gnsvor.n,e m im
general pension Bills at the same the Pres
dent vetoed one and approved the Other carefully sn &
service and dependence The dependent feature In the
Mexican Pension act, which received Mr. Cleveands ap
feature in the bill which vetoed II s the opinion OF
the President and OF the grounds OF his disapprova
Vse certain too after the which
service was rendered Well the President has night to
opinion and strongly doubt the right Of President
interpose his veto on account OF mere dnerence OF
the Government As far understand IT, the veto
in this case is simply the expression OF der
and expediency of the measure vetoed NO constt-
@ was psssed BY majority in Total
256. and in the Senate 1t was passed without DIVISION
vetoed unless grave constitutional objections to could
have been found Ihope the veto VIII not De sustained
General Grosvenor. OF Ohio said:
The record Of the XL1Xth Congress- on the subject OF
pensions will he an instructive one II the vo,e OF tne
Dependent Pension bin shall be sustained The Mexican
claimant estimate that at least three fourths OF he
during war No general bill to add to the list of Union
pensions has become law IN this Congress- omt rev
have spread the statute book In other words,
the result OF pension legislation thus or mas 6een
where the name of one Union veteran mas neen @
added the The ms9au rO and the
Pension bills respectively, both Of which were IN ms
| earv Of which
is not granted in the Constitution OF that state Mhiie
Governor his salary which was a small one. supple
mented by revenue derived from marriage hcense-'
The tax for purpose regarded onerous and
Just by the people when the Territorial Legislature as
sembed one year 1t was TO -, lar
ssSmtea ss account Ss force the
was so meagre that he could hardly afford lose his In
come the licenses The Legislators replied that they
would arrange the matter TO his satisfaction Two bills
were introduced passed and To the Governor for MS
approval the time. One OF them increased me
Governors salary by sum equal Ia the estimated weary
receipts from the tax marriages. aud the other repealed
that tax The frugal Governor promptly aPpS'sa ds ahs
deprive him of the FOR the issue OF marriage licenses
for the relief Of Union veterans who are t, de,
pendent charity for support but dhl
viii benet three men who We're disIoyai to one who
stood by the Union In It's hour OF peril
OF course the veto commands the enthusiastic approval
OF nearly every exConiederate in Congress Well might
Colonel Oates the onearmed Confederate from Ala
bama eXclam:
1T makes the South solid again, for certainty.
OF the sixtysx Democrats who voted for the Dependent
Pension bill In the House, only two. Donghery. OF Flor
ida and Gay, OF louisiana from states which took
mart in the Rebellion The bill also received the votes OF
the following Democrats from the Southern border
states: BurDcs, Cardy ONeil, Ha ch. Hale ana stone
of Missouri Gibson Of Mary land; Love- of Delaware.
and Taulbee and Wolfort OF Kentucky-ten In all. In
the House. q change Of eight votes from the anrinatNe t
the negative would have left the bill with majority or
less than twothrds or the Democrats who voted for
the hill few have already expressed an intention to ss
tain the Among them are understood 10 he Adams
stahnecker and Viele. OF Newl0rk McAdoo. OF New
Jersey and Springer and Riggs Of Illinois The oppo
the bill great confidence thaihe veto VIII
Overrucd the House and It's refusal to do So OF
course, would seal the fate Of the measure.